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Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Emergency responders in Utah came to the rescue of a senior dog found stranded in a deep and sticky mud pit.

The St. George Police Department said on social media that animal service officers were called out to rescue a senior dog who found himself in "a sticky situation."

The department shared a video showing rescuers using a stretcher to create a makeshift bridge for rescuers to pluck the dirty dog out of the mud and carry him back to solid ground.